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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St., in Alva. Sheryl White is our pastor. Sunday: Normal hours are Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening youth meet at 5 p.m. This is for youth sixth g...

School is starting up again and our schedules are getting busier and busier. It’s very hard to balance our secular and spiritual lives. When do we have time to work for the kingdom of our Lord? One of the tasks that our Lord Jesus put us in charge o...

I almost had my article for the week completed when Deb asked what I was writing about. I told her I was writing about my struggle with soda pop. She said, “Do you think Northwest Oklahoma wants to hear about that for a second week?” The more I tho...

The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, through the facilitation of WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller, will tentatively have the opportunity to meet with representatives of BNSF in September. The authority, comprised of Stan Bixler, Allan Poe,...

Fair books and entry tags may be picked up at the Woods County OSU Extension Center located on the first floor of the Woods County Courthouse. Poultry and rabbit exhibits will be required to complete pre-entry forms and exhibit tags, which are due...

Thanks to generous donors, the premiums for the OHCE Chili Cook-Off at the Woods County Fair have increased! Contest premiums for winners will be $100 for first place, $50 for second place, $25 for third place and $25 for fan favorite, which will be...

Not only has the Alva Public Library been designated as a cool zone in the summer, but it has also been listed as a warm zone for winter months. These designations will lower the utility bills for the library. The facility provides a place where... Full story

On Monday afternoon the Great American Conference released their Academic All-Conference honors. This year set a new GAC record with 1,380 students earning this honor. Northwestern was fourth in the conference for most on the All-Academic list. The R...

ALVA – Alva Varsity Ladybugs opened the scoring in the first after Jaycee Kelln singled, scoring one run. Clinton Red Tornadoes took the lead in the top of the second. R. Giblet doubled, scoring two runs, to give Clinton the edge, 2-1. A ground o...

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Keaton Dale Smith, 20, of Alva, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree by imminent dangerous conduct. The final 10 years of the sentence is suspended with Smith remaining on... Full story

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents of the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories are fleeing an approaching wildfire in long convoys of cars, while air evacuations are underway for those who cannot leave by road. High risk r...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hilary strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday, and it could bring heavy rain to the U.S. southwest by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Hilary had maximum winds of 1...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington Thursday in the mailing of a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House. Pascale Ferrier, 56, had p...

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost billions of dollars to them last year. Troy Gochenour, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, was conned out of $25,800, including $15,800 in borrowed m...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker T...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" and familiar for attending games dressed as a wolf in the NFL team's gear has been indicted by a federal grand jury that accuses him of armed robbery and money l...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 28-year-old man fatally shot his three young children and his estranged wife before taking his own life, Oklahoma City police said Thursday. Investigators have not determined a motive, Sgt. Gary Knight said. "They're still t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial justice that government may make a...